Fun First half of the year

   The first half of 2017 has been amazing. There has been some extremely rough patches but by the goodness and grace of God we have and will always make it through them. There has also been some extremely fun and peaceful patches which I do not take for granted. Through the rough patches from this year I have been able to grow, learn and really press into what God wants me to do with my life. But I am not going to go into that in this blog that is for another time. This one is just an update on my sweet family. Lets start with the youngest first.

Autumn:
   Sweet girl is now 13 months old. She is crawling, standing and starting to walk. I believe she will be walking full time by the end of this month, (July) beginning of next month(August). She has a ton of teeth. I have stopped putting my finger in her mouth to check because she bits...lol. She is so sweet and always has us laughing. Her hair is finally long enough that I can put a spout ponytail in. The only word she really says is daddy. Besides eating her favorite thing to do is playing with big brother. And although it's not always easy for them to play together I am proud of how well they do.

Bryson:
   Handsome boy is now 3 years old. He is doing a fantastic job potty training. I am really proud of him for not having any accidents but maybe two this last month. He got a Trike for his birthday and really enjoys riding it all over the neighborhood when we go for walks. One new thing that he has a lot of fun doing is digging in the dirt and filling the back of his Trike with it. It's such a joy to watch him discover and learn new things. He is sensitive, loving and getting a little sassy (but we are keeping it under control). He's always aloud to express his feelings but he needs to do it an a respectful manner. That what we are working on right now.

Zack and I:
   WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! We bought the house we've been renting for about 4 years back in May. It turned out to be such a blessing and God's hand was in the whole process. It was awesome to watch God move in such a big way. So this summer we are hoping to do a few improvements to make it more OUR HOME. We are so excited. God has also had His hand on Zack's painting business. Zack has had such a blessed first half of the year. And we are so thankful to God for that. And as for me I am doing well. I had a bump in road a couple months ago but by the grace of God I have came out stronger and more determined then ever to live my life to the fullest. Now I am working on a few things I believe God has called me to do and I am so excited for what the future holds. Zack and I also just celebrated our 5 year anniversary. We took a mini vacation to Olympic National Park. It was a lot of fun.

   So in conclusion God is so good and doing great things in my family. We are all happy, healthy and thankful for what the future holds. Thank you for taking the time to read this! I pray God blesses the rest of your day with great things.

Love you guys,
   Casey